I. WHAT IT IS
II. HOW TO RECOGNIZE IT
III. HOW TO AVOID IT
STUDENTS
LECTURERS
IV. WHY WE SHOULD AVOID IT
V. THE PENALTIES / CONSEQUENCES
WHAT IT IS
Using other people’s ideas*
in your work**
without crediting*** them
*
words, opinion, thoughts, products, information,
findings/results,project, paper etc..... (both spoken or written)
** assignments, project papers, thesis/dissertation, research, proposals,
test/examination paper etc.....
*** no citation, acknowledgement, referencing etc.
HOW TO RECOGNIZE IT
Plagiarism has many faces
When you :
1
2
3
• take, use, steal, produce or pass off another
person’s thoughts, writings, ideas and inventions
• present as new and original an idea or product that
you buy or obtain from an existing source
• quote, paraphrase, or borrow large portions of the
original work
4
• summarize an author's works in your paper
5
• download, photocopy, copy, cut and paste a paper or
section thereof from the Internet
6
• insert or substitute or change phrases and parts of an
original text in your work
7
• translate an original text or parts of it
YOU ARE ACTUALLY COMMITTING THE
ACTS OF PLAGIARISM
IF………
YOU DON’T
QUOTE,
CITE,
GIVE CREDIT, OR
ACKNOWLEDGE
THE ORIGINAL SOURCE
CORRECTLY AND PROPERLY
(EXAMPLES : PUT PROPER QUOTATION MARKS FOR DIRECT SPEECHES, USE FOOTNOTES, MAKE REFERENCES ETC.)
HOW TO AVOID IT
Intentional or unintentional,
plagiarism is still plagiarism and thus must be avoided
STUDENT

Use proper quotation marks / citation

Acknowledge and give credit to the author appropriately

Take careful notes where you get your information from

Never copy from others. Develop the habit of writing in your own words with
your own thoughts. Be original.

Inculcate good values in you. Never claim credit when it’s not yours. Be honest!

Check your work before submitting

Ask your lecturers when you have questions regarding plagiarism. They are the
best people to help.

Learn to differentiate original ideas from researched information

Ensure that your submission is free from plagiarism. Otherwise you may be penalised.
LECTURER
 Provide clear definition of plagiarism
 Educate students on what constitutes plagiarism
 Inform students that there are now devices that can detect plagiarism
( eg. Turnitin.com)
 Design assignments, projects and evaluation situations that discourage or inhibit
plagiarism. You may ask the students to :
(a) keep you updated with the progress and process of their work. Ask for an
outline and check their drafts
(b) ask them for the sources they use and compare their work with these sources
(c) create assignments that demand students to provide self analysis, discussion,
and primary source of information
 Always remind students of the consequences / penalties of committing
plagiarism
LECTURERS ARE THE KEY PERSONS
WHO HAVE THE CAPACITY TO
LESSEN IF NOT ELIMINATE PLAGIARISM.
WHY WE SHOULD AVOID IT
because it is wrong
MORALLY and LEGALLY......
theft
cheating
dishonesty
unethical
violation of
regulations
intellectual
infringement
misconduct
unfair
undermining
...... and has become A GLOBAL CANCER
And the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w( peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said :
“..... lying leads to immorality and
immorality leads to Hellfire. A man
will keep telling lies and striving to tell
lies until he is recorded with Allah s.w.t
as a liar...
“ He who cheats us does not
belong to us.” Anyone who cheats
really commits a sin and he who helps
him cheating also shares in the blame.
Narrated by al-Bukhari, 5629, Muslim, 4719
“It is better to fail in
originality than to succeed in
imitation”
Herman Melville
OBE
IN UiTM, ASSIGNMENTS ARE
CENTRAL/PARAMOUNT IN MEASURING STUDENTS’
ACHIEVEMENTS
WHAT IF STUDENTS GET
GOOD GRADES
WITH PLAGIARISED WORK...?
and graduate….
and go scot free…….
THE CONSEQUENCES
YOUR CREDIBILITY, MORALITY AND
DIGNITY ARE AT STAKE AS YOU ARE
NOT THE TRUE REFLECTION OF THE
GRADE YOU HAVE OBTAINED
YOU TARNISH NOT ONLY
YOUR IMAGE BUT YOUR
INSTITUTION’S TOO
YOUR CAREER MIGHT
UNFOLD
Education is built on trust;
BUT IF TRUST IS BROKEN,
the entire field faces a credibility
crisis.
The bottomline :
1. GIVE CREDIT WHEN CREDIT IS DUE
2. PRODUCE AN ORIGINAL WORK
Be proud of being authentic!
THE PENALTIES / CONSEQUENCES
A FAIL GRADE for
your work
SUSPENSION of your
academic session
COMMITTING
PLAGIARISM IS
A RISK
EXPULSION from the
University
WITHDRAWAL /
REVOCATION of your
Degree
UiTM takes serious view of plagiarism.
In 2010, 3 students were
found guilty of
plagiarism. One student
was expelled and two
were suspended for a
semester.
(IPSIS, UiTM)
Any one of these penalties
greatly affects a student’s
future. He loses his trust and
credibility, not only among
teachers and instructors but also
among his fellow students.
To sum up……
PLAGIARISM
UNDERMINES
ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY
PLAGIARISM
MUST NOT BE
TOLERATED
PLAGIARISM
MUST BE
STOPPED AT ALL
COST
To sum up……
Because it is a
threat to
Academic
innovators
Thus, there’s great
urgency to solve
the problem
Prevention of
plagiarism should be
everybody’s concern
Do you want to be remembered
as a CHEATER ???
For more information on plagiarism visit the following
websites:
 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html
(Avoiding Plagiarism)
 http://www.albany.edu/teachingandlearning/tlr/teaching_
resources/prevention.shtml (Can Cheating and Plagiarism be Prevented?)
 http://www.wpacouncil.org/node/9 (Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism)
 http://www.netknowhow.ca/NKHPLoverview.html (Plagiarism)
 http://www.plagiarism.org/ (Plagiarism in the Digital Age)
 http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
(Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It)